diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wgpu-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wgpu-py/default.nix
index 0760ef3f2270..a00c2e7f8ab8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/wgpu-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/wgpu-py/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   psutil,
   pypng,
   pytest,
+  rendercanvas,
   ruff,
   trio,
 
@@ -38,14 +39,14 @@
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "wgpu-py";
-  version = "0.23.0";
+  version = "0.25.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pygfx";
     repo = "wgpu-py";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-z9MRnhPSI+9lGS0UQ5VnSwdCGdYdNnqlDQmb8JAqmyc=";
+    hash = "sha256-TErwgzujuHafvSiNpfmga9GQtvGFFkDjBqe8eX/dlP8=";
   };
 
   postPatch =
@@ -63,11 +64,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     + ''
       substituteInPlace examples/compute_textures.py \
         --replace-fail 'import wgpu' 'import wgpu # run_example = false'
-    ''
-    # Tweak tests that fail due to a dependency of `wgpu-native`, `naga`, adding an `ir` module
-    + ''
-      substituteInPlace tests/test_wgpu_native_errors.py \
-        --replace-fail 'naga::' 'naga::ir::'
     '';
 
   # wgpu-py expects to have an appropriately named wgpu-native library in wgpu/resources
@@ -111,6 +107,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     psutil
     pypng
     pytest
+    # break circular dependency cycle
+    (rendercanvas.overrideAttrs { doInstallCheck = false; })
     ruff
     trio
   ];